Video of China Airlines 747 smashing into cargo containers

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Sat Jan 29, 2022

A video has been uploaded of a China Airlines 747 smashing into cargo containers at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. The China Airlines Boeing 747-400F sustained substantial damage to the number 2 engine following a crash into a baggage cart that was carrying containers. Simple Flying is reporting that the Chicago Department of Aviation said there were no injuries. SEE: The World’s Top Twenty Safest Airlines  SEE: Behind the scenes of the amazing Emirates advert SEE: Amazing AN225 landing in fog https://youtu.be/1QAz23KPRDU The website said that "according to local reports, the aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 747-400F, registration B-18715. The jumbo aircraft sustained damage to its engine number 2 after colliding with a baggage cart while taxiing at O’Hare." It reported that "the Boeing 747-400F had landed after operating flight CI5240 between Taipei and Chicago via Anchorage. According to data shown by Radarbox.com, the flight departed from Taipei at 10:30 local time on January 27, 2022. It first landed in Anchorage at 22:25 before leaving again towards Chicago, where the incident took place." About AirlineRatings.com: Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL, and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate. Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 percent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.

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